Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, says the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration and the ruling All Progressives Congress should not be taken seriously in its criticism of Transparency International, saying they praised the international anti-corruption organisation when it declared former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration as corrupt.
Fayose stated that it was surprising that the Presidency could now condemn TI’s latest report which ranked Nigeria as the second most corrupt nation in West Africa with a score of 25/100.
The former Ekiti governor in a series of tweets, wrote, “When the President and his APC gang labelled the PDP govt of President Jonathan as corrupt, they relied on reports by the Transparency International. Then, the organisation was right and its reports were credible.
“Transparency International has now established that under Buhari, Nigeria has become the headquarters of corruption. At this point, it’s illegal and morally unacceptable to refer to Buhari as Mr Integrity. He has equally failed in securing Nigerians. Therefore, Buhari’s integrity my foot.”
Presidency had on Thursday rejected and deplored TI’s report, accusing the organisation of being run by the enemies of the Buhari administration.
In the same vein, the Buhari administration has rejected unfavourable reports, including those by global rights groups like Amnesty International.